Yelan's primary role is as an off-field Hydro DPS who can also enable reactions thanks to her elemental application. Similarly to Xingqiu, her exquisite throws from Burst require your character to perform the Normal Attack action.
Big thanks to Vladone ツ#9281 for helping out
Viable Weapons with WIP Calculations:
Viable Artifact Set with WIP Calculations:
Regarding Artifact Choices:
It's never recommended to run more than 2 HP% Main Stat artifacts at a time.
Weapons notes
: This weapon is not ideal for Yelan's personal damage so should only be used in teams which can utilise the buff well.
: Still the best option for personal damage even at high Energy Recharge requirements, but may be unfeasible to run in some teams as the Energy Recharge requirement can become very difficult to reach without an Energy Recharge weapon.
: This ideally needs to be at refinement [R3-R5] to function properly in most teams without desyncing the rotation and extending her field time.
Artifact sets notes
(4): This set should only be used for on-field Yelan with Furina, but in such cases it is the strongest set option.
Main stats notes
HP%: Hydro DMG% should be used by default. In teams with significant DMG% buffing or with weapons which provide a lot of DMG%, HP% goblet can be competitive.
Substats notes
Energy Recharge: Prioritize until requirements are met.
Talents notes
Normal Attack: Level this up only if you want to constantly use her Breakthrough Barbs.
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Weapons
Highlighted weapons are free options.
1Aqua Simulacra(5★)
2Silvershower Heartstrings(5★)
3Mouun's Moon(4★) [R3-5]
≈The Stringless(4★) [R3-5]
≈Slingshot(3★)
≈Sequence of Solitude(4★) [R5]
4Hunter's Path(5★)
≈Polar Star(5★)
≈Thundering Pulse(5★)
≈Skyward Harp(5★)
5Fading Twilight(4★) [R5]
6Recurve Bow(3★)
Artifact Sets
1
Emblem of Severed Fate (4)
2
+20% ER set (2)
+20% HP set (2)
+15% Hydro DMG Bonus set (2)
Noblesse Oblige (2)
[Choose Two]
3
Marechaussee Hunter (4)
Artifact Stats
Main Stats
SandsEnergy Recharge / HP%
GobletHydro DMG / HP%
CircletCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / HP%
Substats
1Energy Recharge
2HP%
≈CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
3Flat HP
Talents
1Burst
2Skill
3Normal Attack
Notes
Yelan's primary role is as an off-field Hydro DPS who can also enable reactions thanks to her elemental application. Similarly to Xingqiu, her exquisite throws from Burst require your character to perform the Normal Attack action.
Big thanks to Vladone ツ#9281 for helping out
Viable Weapons with WIP Calculations:
Viable Artifact Set with WIP Calculations:
Regarding Artifact Choices:
It's never recommended to run more than 2 HP% Main Stat artifacts at a time.
Weapons notes
: This weapon works best at [R3+] and makes HP% Goblet potentially a stronger option than Hydro DMG% in teams with significant DMG% buffing.
: This weapon performs slightly better than , however as Yelan does not care about Base ATK and the passives are less than ideal for her, it is not recommended to pull or prioritize using it on Yelan over if you have characters who could benefit more from this weapon.
: This weapon performs slightly better than , however as Yelan does not care about Base ATK and the passives are less than ideal for her, it is not recommended to pull or prioritize using it on Yelan over if you have characters who could benefit more from this weapon.
: This weapon performs slightly better than , however as Yelan does not care about Base ATK and the passives are less than ideal for her, it is not recommended to pull or prioritize using it on Yelan over if you have characters who could benefit more from this weapon.
: This weapon performs slightly better than , however as Yelan does not care about Base ATK and the passives are less than ideal for her, it is not recommended to pull or prioritize using it on Yelan over if you have characters who could benefit more from this weapon.
Artifact sets notes
(4): This set should only be used for on-field Yelan with Furina, but in such cases it is the strongest set option.
Main stats notes
HP%: Hydro DMG% should be used by default. In teams with significant DMG% buffing or with weapons which provide a lot of DMG%, HP% goblet can be competitive.
Substats notes
Energy Recharge: Prioritize until requirements are met.
Talents notes
Normal Attack: Level this up only if you want to constantly use her Breakthrough Barbs.